WILLIAM & MARY MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

2019-20 QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION WHEN REFERENCING WILLIAM & MARY AND TRIBE School Charter Name...... College of William & Mary William & Mary: preferred in all but formal treatments School Reference Name...... William & Mary W&M: most informal, use as second reference or on scorebug Location...... Williamsburg, Va. College of William & Mary: preferred formal treatment Founded...... 1693 (second oldest college in America) Please Do not use: WM, William and Mary, College of William and Enrollment...... 8,817 (6,377 undergraduate/2,450 graduate) Mary, The College of William and Mary, The College, Wm & Mary, Nickname...... Tribe Wm and Mary. Colors...... Green, Gold and Silver Arena (capacity)...... Kaplan Arena (8,600) The William & Mary Athletics official nickname is the Tribe. Affiliation...... NCAA Division I While the Griffin is the official mascot of William & Mary Tribe Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association Athletics, do not reference teams or the school as the Griffins. President...... Katherine A. Rowe (Carleton College, 1984) Chancellor...... Robert M. Gates (William & Mary, 1965) ... Samantha K. Huge (Gordon College, 1992) TEAM INFORMATION Director of Athletics 2018-19 Record...... 14-17 (.452) ...... (757) 221-3400 Athletics Department Phone 2018-19 Conference Record/Finish...... 10-8 (.556)/4th ...... (757) 221-3340 Ticket Office Phone CAA Tournament Record...... 0-1 (.000) Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 BASKETBALL STAFF Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 9/6 Head Coach...... Dane Fischer (Ithaca, 2002) Record at W&M...... First Season ...... First Season TEAM HISTORY Career Record First Year of Basketball...... 1905-06 ...... Mike Howland (DePauw, 2002) Assistant Coaches All-Time Record...... 1239-1398 (.470) ...... Jason Kemp (UW-La Crosse, 2004) NCAA Tournament Appearances...... None ...... Julian Boatner (William & Mary, 2014) NIT Appearances...... 3 (1983, 2010, 2015) Director of Operations...... Nate Bollinger (Millersville, 2014) Last Postseason Appearance...... at Tulsa (3/17/15), L 67-70 MEDIA RELATIONS Senior Associate AD, External Operations...... Kevin Dwan MEDIA INFORMATION Co-Flagship Radio Station...... “The Tide,” WYTD, 92.3 FM ...... (757) 221-7557 Office Phone ...... “WBACH,” WBQK, 107.9 FM E-Mail...... [email protected] Associate AD, Media Relations & Strategic Comm...... Pete Clawson Radio Contact...... Tom Davis Office Phone...... (757) 221-3369 Address...... [email protected] E-Mail ...... 5000 New Point Rd., Suite 2102, Williamsburg, VA 23188 Director of Media Relations/Basketball Contact...... Kris Sears Phone...... (757) 565-1079 Ext. 101 Office Phone...... (757) 221-3368 Cell Phone...... (765) 860-1205 Radio Network...... Jay Colley E-Mail...... [email protected] Address...... 7 Forest Hill Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Twitter...... @KSearsSID Senior Associate Director...... Rob Turner Radio Network...... Charlie Woollum Office Phone...... (757) 221-3370 Address...... 113 Swinley Forest, Williamsburg, VA 23188 E-Mail...... [email protected] Associate Director...... Jake Skipper Office Phone...... (757) 221-3344 SOCIAL MEDIA E-Mail...... [email protected] Twitter Assistant Director...... Andrew Phillips Tribe Men’s Basketball...... @WMTribeMBB Office Phone...... (757) 221-3344 Head Coach Dane Fischer...... @Dane_Fischer E-Mail...... [email protected] Assistant Coach Mike Howland...... @CoachMHowland Assistant Director...... John Moyer Assistant Coach Jason Kemp...... @CoachJasonKemp Office Phone...... (757) 221-3344 Assistant Coach Julian Boatner...... @JBoat2 E-Mail...... [email protected] Director of Operations Nate Bollinger...... @coach_nateb Assistant Director (Video)...... Tony Vaughn Tribe Athletics...... @TribeAthletics Office Phone...... (757) 221-3412 E-Mail...... [email protected] Facebook Media Relations Main Phone...... (757) 221-3344 Tribe Athletics...... @WMTribeAthletics Fax Number...... (757) 221-2048 Tribe Basketball...... @WMTribeMBB Website...... www.TribeAthletics.com Mailing Address...... PO Box 399 Instagram ...... Williamsburg, VA 23187 Tribe Athletics...... @TribeAthletics Overnight Shipping Address...... Kaplan Arena Tribe Basketball...... @WMTribeMBB ...... 751 Ukrop Way ...... Williamsburg, VA 23185 YouTube Tribe Athletics...... YouTube.com/TribeAthletics

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2019-20 ROSTER Starters Returning (2) Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG Other 12 Luke Loewe 6-4 188 Jr. G 31-31 3.9 1.9 1.8 APG, .444 FG%, 15 stl 13 Nathan Knight 6-10 253 Sr. F/C 31-31 21.0 8.6 3.5 APG, 70 blk, .578 FG% Mid-Major All-American,1st Team All-CAA; 1st Team NABC All-District, 1st Team VaSID All-State, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Finalist

Starters Lost (3) Ht. Wt. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG Reason 2 Matt Milon 6-5 209 G 30-29 13.0 3.2 Graduated/Transferred (UCF) 15 Chase Audige 6-4 193 G 31-20 9.6 4.1 Transferred (Northwestern) CAA All-Rookie, VaSID State Rookie of the Year 23 Justin Pierce 6-7 202 G/F 28-25 14.9 8.9 Graduated/Transferred (North Carolina) 3rd Team All-CAA

Other Returning Players (6) Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG Other 0 Jihar Williams 6-5 201 Jr. G 16-2 1.3 0.4 0.3 APG, .750 FT% 1 Thornton Scott 6-4 177 So. G 22-0 1.8 1.4 2.2 APG, 6 stl 4 Miodrag Dronjak 6-2 185 RJr. G 1-0 0.0 0.0 21 Quinn Blair 6-6 218 So. F 19-2 1.8 1.4 0.5 APG, .714 FT% 24 Austin Washburn 6-3 168 So. G 4-0 1.3 0.3 .500 FG%, .333 3P% 30 Mehkel Harvey 6-9 221 So. F/C 19-0 0.8 1.3 11 blk, .545 FG%

Other Returning Players Lost (3) Ht. Wt. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG Reason 11 L.J. Owens 6-3 165 G 31-8 6.9 1.6 Transferred (UMBC) 22 Paul Rowley 6-8 201 F 23-6 5.0 2.0 Exhausted Eligiblity Entering 3rd year of Law School 33 Chris Clark 6-6 205 F 6-1 0.6 0.1 Exhausted Eligiblity Entering 2nd year of MBA program

Newcomers (7) Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown/High School/Previous School 2 Tyler Hamilton # 6-4 210 Gr. G Atlanta, Ga. / Cheshire Academy / Penn 5 Bryce Barnes # 5-11 189 Gr. G Chicago, Ill. / Brogan Prep / Milwaukee 10 Rainers Hermanovskis 6-4 204 Fr. G Smiltene, Latvia 11 Andy Van Vliet ^ 7-0 231 Sr. F/C Antwerp, Belgium/Canarias Basketball Acad./Wisconsin 15 Miguel Ayesa 6-4 195 Fr. G Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy/ National Top Sports Institute 22 Thatcher Stone 6-6 190 Fr. G/F Medford, Mass./Dexter Southfield/Cohasset 35 Ben Wight 6-8 200 Fr. F/C Columbus, Ohio / Thomas Worthington

# Immediately Eligible Graduate Transfer ^ Sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA Transfer rules ROSTER BY POSITION ROSTER BY HEIGHT PERCENTAGES RETURNING Guards (9): Miguel Ayesa, Bryce Barnes, 7-0: Andy Van Vliet Points: 38.2% (887-of-2321) Miodrag Dronjak, Tyler Hamilton, Rainers 6-10: Nathan Knight Rebounds: 39.3% (416-of-1059) Hermanovskis, Luke Loewe, Thornton 6-9: Mehkel Harvey Assists: 44.8% (237-of-529) Scott, Thatcher Stone, Austin Washburn, 6-8: Ben Wight Blocked Shots: 66.4% (97-of-146) Jihar Williams 6-6: Quinn Blair, Thatcher Stone Steals: 26.6% (42-of-158) Forwards (5): Quinn Blair, Mehkel Harvey, 6-5: Jihar Williams 3-Pointers Made: 13.8% (35-of-254) Nathan Knight, Thatcher Stone, Andy Van 6-4: Miguel Ayesa, Tyler Hamilton, Rainers Free Throws Made: 50.9% (196-of-385) Vliet, Ben Wight Hermanovskis, Luke Loewe, Thornton Field Goals Made: 39% (328-of-841) Mehkel Harvey, Nathan Scott Centers (4): Field Goal Shooting: 50.9% (328-of-644) Knight, Andy Van Vliet, Ben Wight 6-3: Austin Washburn 3-Point Shooting: 24.8% (35-of-141) 6-2: Miodrag Dronjak 68.1% (196-of-288) ROSTER BY STATE 5-11: Bryce Barnes FT Shooting: California (1): Mehkel Harvey Minutes: 38.3% (2424-of-6325) Georgia (1): Tyler Hamilton ROSTER BY CLASS Starts: 42.6% (66-of-155) Illinois (1): Bryce Barnes Graduate Students (2): Bryce Barnes, Maryland (1): Jihar Williams Tyler Hamilton Massachusetts (1): Thatcher Stone Michigan (1): Quinn Blair Seniors (2): Nathan Knight; Andy Van Vliet New York (2): Nathan Knight, Thornton Scott Ohio (1): Ben Wight Junior (3): Miodrag Dronjak, Luke Loewe; Virginia (1): Austin Washburn Jihar Williams Wisconsin (1): Luke Loewe Sophomore (4): Quinn Blair, Mehkel ROSTER BY COUNTRY Harvey, Thornton Scott, Austin Washburn Belgium (1): Andy Van Vliet Latvia (1): Rainers Hermanovskis Freshmen (4): Miguel Ayesa, Rainers Serbia (1): Miodrag Dronjak Hermanovskis, Thatcher Stone, Ben Wight Spain (1): Miguel Ayesa Trust | Hard work | Communication | Toughness | Focus WILLIAM & MARY MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl./El. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School/Previous School 0 Jihar Williams G Jr./Jr. 6-5 201 Baltimore, Md. / Friends School of Baltimore 1 Thornton Scott G So./So. 6-4 177 Glen Cove, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 2 Tyler Hamilton G Gr./Sr. 6-4 210 Atlanta, Ga. / Cheshire Academy / Penn 4 Miodrag Dronjak G Sr./Jr. 6-2 185 Kladovo, Serbia / Va. Beach Friends Schools / Richard Bland 5 Bryce Barnes G Gr./Sr. 5-11 189 Chicago, Ill. / Brogan Prep / Milwaukee 10 Rainers Hermanovskis G Fr./Fr. 6-4 204 Smiltene, Latvia 11 Andy Van Vliet F/C Sr./Sr. 7-0 231 Antwerp, Belgium / Canarias Basketball Acad. / Wisconsin 12 Luke Loewe G Jr./Jr. 6-4 188 Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac 13 Nathan Knight F/C Sr./Sr. 6-10 253 Syracuse, N.Y. / Nottingham/Kimball Union Academy 15 Miguel Ayesa G Fr./Fr. 6-4 195 Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy/ National Top Sports Institute 21 Quinn Blair F So./So. 6-6 218 Livonia, Mich. / Dearborn Divine Child 22 Thatcher Stone G/F Fr./Fr. 6-6 190 Medford, Mass./Cohasset/Dexter Southfield 24 Austin Washburn G So./So. 6-3 168 Powhatan, Va. / Powhatan 30 Mehkel Harvey F/C So./So. 6-9 221 Huntington Beach, Calif. / Ocean View 35 Ben Wight F Fr./Fr. 6-8 200 Columbus, Ohio / Thomas Worthington

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl./El. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School/Previous School 15 Miguel Ayesa G Fr./Fr. 6-4 195 Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy/ National Top Sports Institute 5 Bryce Barnes G Gr./Sr. 5-11 189 Chicago, Ill. / Brogan Prep / Milwaukee 21 Quinn Blair F So./So. 6-6 218 Livonia, Mich. / Dearborn Divine Child 4 Miodrag Dronjak G Sr./Jr. 6-2 185 Kladovo, Serbia / Va. Beach Friends Schools / Richard Bland 2 Tyler Hamilton G Gr./Sr. 6-4 210 Atlanta, Ga. / Cheshire Academy / Penn 30 Mehkel Harvey F/C So./So. 6-9 221 Huntington Beach, Calif. / Ocean View 10 Rainers Hermanovskis G Fr./Fr. 6-4 204 Smiltene, Latvia 13 Nathan Knight F/C Sr./Sr. 6-10 253 Syracuse, N.Y. / Nottingham/Kimball Union Academy 12 Luke Loewe G Jr./Jr. 6-4 188 Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac 1 Thornton Scott G So./So. 6-4 177 Glen Cove, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 22 Thatcher Stone G/F Fr./Fr. 6-6 190 Medford, Mass./Cohasset/Dexter Southfield 11 Andy Van Vliet F/C Sr./Sr. 7-0 231 Antwerp, Belgium / Canarias Basketball Acad. / Wisconsin 24 Austin Washburn G So./So. 6-3 168 Powhatan, Va. / Powhatan 35 Ben Wight F Fr./Fr. 6-8 200 Columbus, Ohio / Thomas Worthington 0 Jihar Williams G Jr./Jr. 6-5 201 Baltimore, Md. / Friends School of Baltimore

Head Coach PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Dane Fischer (Ithaca, 2002), First season Miguel Ayesa Eye-ay-sa Miodrag Dronjak Me-o-drag Drawn-yack Assistant Coaches Mehkel Harvey Ma-kel Mike Howland (DePauw, 2002), First season Rainers Hermanovskis Rye-ners Herman-ove-skus Jason Kemp (UW-La Crosse, 2004), First season Luke Loewe Loe - wee Julian Boatner (William & Mary, 2014), First season Andy Van Vliet Van Vleet Ben Wight White Jihar Williams JUH-har Director of Basketball Operations Nate Bollinger (MIllersville, 2014), First season

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2019-20 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER

Tuesday 5 at High Point High Point, N.C. 7 PM Friday 8 at American Washington, D.C. 7 PM Tuesday 12 at Wofford ^ Spartanburg, S.C. 7 PM FRIDAY 15 HAMPTON WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 7 PM Monday 18 at Oklahoma ^ Norman, Okla. 7 PM Thursday 21 at Stanford ^ Stanford, Calif. 10 PM TUESDAY 26 MOREHEAD STATE ^ WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 7:30 PM Saturday 30 at Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. 2 PM

DECEMBER

TUESDAY 3 OLD DOMINION WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 7 PM Sunday 8 at Fairfield Fairfield, Conn 2 PM SUNDAY 15 GOUCHER WILLIAMSBURG, VA. NOON Thursday 19 at Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. 7 PM Sunday 22 vs. Saint Francis (PA) # Washington, D.C. 1 PM Monday 30 at Elon * Elon, N.C. 7 PM

JANUARY

Thursday 2 at Hofstra * Hempstead, N.Y. 7 PM Saturday 4 at Northeastern * Boston, Mass. 4 PM THURSDAY 9 UNCW * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 7 PM SATURDAY 11 CHARLESTON * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 2 PM Thursday 16 at Delaware * Newark, Del. 7 PM Saturday 18 at Drexel * Philadelphia, Pa. 2 PM THURSDAY 23 JAMES MADISON * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 7 PM SATURDAY 25 TOWSON * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 4 PM THURSDAY 30 NORTHEASTERN * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 7 PM

FEBRUARY

SATURDAY 1 HOFSTRA * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 4 PM Thursday 6 at Charleston * Charleston, S.C. 7 PM Saturday 8 at UNCW * Wilmington, N.C. 7 PM THURSDAY 13 DREXEL * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 7 PM SATURDAY 15 DELAWARE * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 4 PM Thursday 20 at Towson * Towson, Md. 7 PM Saturday 22 at James Madison * Harrisonburg, Va. 4 PM SATURDAY 29 ELON * WILLIAMSBURG, VA. 4 PM

MARCH

Saturday 7 CAA First Round # Washington, D.C. Sunday 8 CAA Quarterfinals # Washington, D.C. Monday 9 CAA Semifnals # Washington, D.C. Tuesday 10 CAA Championship # Washington, D.C.

* Colonial Athletic Association games ^ 2019 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker # Game played at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. All times Eastern Home games in BOLD CAPS and are played at Kaplan Arena Dates and times are subject to change Please check the official W&M web site: www.TribeAthletics.com, for the most up-to-date schedule

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